- 1. Most university students _______ on campus in their first year
A) live
B) are living
C) lives
- 2. From this graph we can see that the economy _____ at the moment
A) improve
B) is improving
C) improves
- 3. They _____ personal computers when my father was a student
A) didn't have
B) weren't having
C) hadn't
- 4. I _____ want to be a practising doctor bur now I'm more interested in reasearch
A) would
B) was used to
C) used to
- 5. The teacher _____ us how todo the experiment when the fire bell rang
A) was showing
B) shown
C) showed
- 6. I finished my essay yesterday but _____ it in to the tutor yet
A) I've given
B) I haven't given
C) I didn't give
- 7. _____ the experiment three times now with different results each time!
A) We've been doing
B) We did
C) we've done
- 8. When I arrived the lecture _____ so I didn't find it easy to follow
A) started
B) had started
C) has been starting
- 9. She _____ well at school but that changed when she became friends with a different group of girls
A) had done
B) did
C) had been doing
- 10. _____ the doctor at 2:00 this afternoon so I can't go to the lecture
A) I will see
B) I'm seeing
C) I see
- 11. My sister _____ economics amd politics when she goes to university
A) will study
B) studies
C) is going to study
- 12. While we're working on the project our boss _____ on a beach in Greece!
A) will sit
B) will be sitting
C) will have sat
- 13. If the trend continues, the average income _____ by 107% by 2020
A) will have increased
B) will be increasing
C) will increase
- 14. You can base your geography assignment on _____ country _ it doesn't matter which
A) a
B) any
C) some
- 15. There aren't _____ places left on the course so you'd better apply soon.
A) many
B) much
C) lots of
- 16. I don't know whether to accept the job offer. It's _____
A) a difficult decision
B) the difficult decision
C) difficult decision
- 17. For those of you newto the company, this leaflet is full of _____
A) valuable information
B) the valuable information
C) a valuable information
- 18. The manager interviewed _____ candidates in turn.
A) each of the
B) each
C) every
- 19. I know it's not much of a present but I made it _____.
A) me
B) myself
C) by myself
- 20. You should visit Bath. It's _____ city.
A) an interesting historical
B) a historical interesting
C) a historical and interesting
- 21. The government has released some _____ sata showing how schools are not providing an adequate education to our children.
A) shock
B) shocked
C) shocking
- 22. You really should go to Namibia. The scenery is _____ stunning and the people are very friendly.
A) fairly
B) very
C) absolutely
- 23. This factory produces some of _____ cameras in the world.
A) the best
B) best
C) the most best
- 24. _____ people live in the countryside than 100 years ago.
A) Less
B) Few
C) Fewer
- 25. The bookshop _____ the end of the road is excellent
A) at
B) on
C) in
- 26. There were millions of people around the world _____ the fotball match live in television
A) were watching
B) watched
C) watching
- 27. Scientists finally _____ find a cure for the disease after years of research.
A) could
B) managed to
C) can
- 28. She got a terrible mark in the exam so she _____ very hard tat all
A) can't have worked
B) mustn't have worked
C) didn't work
- 29. What _____ in the order to get a permit to work in your country?
A) do I need to do
B) ought I do
C) must I do
- 30. When you write your essays you _____ copy ideas from books without referencing them properly.
A) mustn't
B) have to
C) don't have to
- 31. Doctors have _____ us to cut down on salt in our diets if we want to reduce the risk of getting heart disease.
A) advised
B) insisted
C) suggested
- 32. _____ this newspaper report, more women smoke than men nowadays.
A) Apparently
B) Supposedly
C) According to
- 33. My parents encouraged _____ this course.
A) me doing
B) me do
C) me to do
- 34. What will you do if _____
A) you didn't get a good IELTS score?
B) your don't get a good IELTS score?
C) you won't get a good IELTS score?
- 35. A recent government report has warned that _____ we act immediately to reduce pollution, there will be serious consequences for the planet.
A) in case
B) provided that
C) unless
- 36. If I didn't have to work tonight, _____
A) I'll be able to relax now.
B) i'm able to relax now.
C) I'd be able to relax now.
- 37. I wishthat man _____ tapping his fingers on the table. It's really annoying me.
A) would stop
B) had stopped
C) stopped
- 38. I'm aiming ____ a band 7 in IELTS.
A) on
B) to
C) for
- 39. Do you have any knowledge _____ how our education system works?
A) of
B) on
C) for
- 40. The minister _____ is responsible for education has just resigned.
A) which
B) who
C) what
- 41. The University of St. Andrews _____ is the oldest university in Scotland
A) , which was founded in 1413,
B) , that was founded in 1413,
C) which was founded in 1413,
- 42. Many children these days do not have a healthy diet. _____ is possible that this is because less healthy food are cheaper that healthy ones.
A) That
B) What
C) It
- 43. The carity is trying to find ways to save and _____ the world's endangered animal species.
A) to find ways to protect
B) protect
C) the carity is trying to find ways to
- 44. In the past we threw a lot of our kitchen waste away, but today many item such as plastic bottle and newspapaers _____.
A) recycle
B) are recycled
C) need recycling
- 45. I can't pick you up from the station on Wednesday because _____ on that day.
A) I'm having my car fixed
B) I'm fixing my car
C) I need my car fixed
- 46. Theses drugs are the best medicine available as a treatment at the momment, _____ they are expensive
A) because
B) although
C) so
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